Canada vs El Salvador: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Canada
54.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador
51.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
El Salvador rank
8th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Canada
  • El Salvador
-1000100200196119932025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 54.37 % change on previous year against 51.67 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 2.7 % change on previous year.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was El Salvador ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 9.96 % change on previous year 15.42 % change on previous year 5.46 % change on previous year El Salvador
1990s -0.4893 % change on previous year -24.15 % change on previous year 23.67 % change on previous year Canada
2000s 3.33 % change on previous year 30.72 % change on previous year 27.38 % change on previous year El Salvador
2010s -4.4 % change on previous year 5.36 % change on previous year 9.75 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 28.08 % change on previous year 29.51 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Canada or El Salvador?
Canada, at 54.37 % change on previous year against 51.67 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and El Salvador?
2.7 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Canada ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,779 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.